Talisay reports 2nd COVID-19 death

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Talisay City on Friday, May 8, 2020, recorded its second death due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The patient was a 39-year-old male from Barangay Dumlog whose swab results came out only…

Madridejos reports 1st case of COVID-19 as Cebu logs 29 more

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The town of Madridejos in Bantayan Island recorded its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on Friday, May 8, 2020. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made this announcement in a press conference aired on…

219 submit themselves to rapid testing in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The third day of the rapid testing for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) recorded 219 residents submitting themselves to the blood extraction process in three barangays. In Barangay Kinasang-an, only 20 volunteers appeared…

COVID-19 recoveries from Lapu-Lapu now at 13

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City has reported two more recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on Friday, May 8, 2020. This development brings the city’s total number of patients discharged from hospitals after having…

WHO Team now in Cebu to provide assistance

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A team of two experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) is now in Cebu to provide assistance to the local government’s response on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. Dr. Jaime Bernadas,…

Gullas appeals to DOH-7: Release our swab results

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas appeals to the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) to release the result of their first set of swab samples. On his Facebook page, Gullas…

2nd batch of repatriated OFWs arrive in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The second batch of repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) left stranded in Manila have started arriving in Cebu on Friday, May 8, 2020. Officials and health experts from various government agencies in Central…

Cebu City records 29 new COVID-19 cases on May 7

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City recorded 29 new cases in its urban barangays on Thursday, May 7, 2020.  Two were found in Barangay Suba, bringing the total cases in the barangay to 128.  The city government…

268 Cebu City residents undergo rapid test on 2nd day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health Department targeted 1,700 residents to be tested today from Barangays Mambaling, Bulacao, Hipodromo, and Tisa. Yet for the 2nd day of the mass rapid testing, the city health officers…

Osmeña hits Labella on ‘overpriced’ relief goods

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City mayor, Tomas Osmeña, has questioned the procurement documents of the city government showing the prices of relief goods being above the price freeze set by the Department of Trade and…

Texts about ABS-CBN Cebu workers having COVID-19 is fake news

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has tagged as fake news a message that has circulated via mobile text messages claiming that military  troops were sent in Barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City to enforce a total…

Mambaling breaks 500-mark of COVID-19 cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A day after Barangay Mambaling went viral for its residents dancing on a public place and violating social distancing, the densely-populated barangay in Cebu City broke the 500-mark of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

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